Sociology at Hunter College

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Hunter College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

Hunter Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
Master’s Degree in Sociology

Hunter Sociology Rankings

Sociology Student Demographics at Hunter

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Hunter College.

Hunter Sociology Master’s Program

74% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hunter College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	2

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Hunter College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Sociology Professors	1,290	$90,250
Sociologists	190	$75,800

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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